Railway car



March 12, 1929. SANFORD 1,705,098

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RAILWAY CAR Filed Ma 14, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 ill/Ila Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

muen w. SANFORD, or KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

RAILWAY on.

Application filed March 14, 1927. Serial N'o. 175,186.

My invention relates particularly to mine' cars and other cars of any type wherein the frame of the car has side sills and end SlllS connecting the side sills. a

For a'car of this type, reference is made ment new cars may easily be fitted for use with cars already in service at a mine and having their coupling members at various elevations.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan of a structure embodying 2o my'improvement;

Fig. 2 is an elevation looking at the structure of Fig. ltoward the upper end of the sheet;

Fig. -3 is an upright section on the line,

3}%, of Figs. 1 and 2, looking toward the rig t;

Fig. l is an upright section on the line,

4-4, of Figs. 1 and 3, looking in the direction of the arrow;

Fig. 5 is a plan showing a plate metal blank from which is made the body of the end sill;

Fig. 6 is a pers ective of saidbody formed by bending the Blank of Fig. .5;

Fig. 7 isa perspective of one of the angle members used for joining the side sills and the end sill;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the angle member reversed;

Fig. 9 is a perspective showing the angle member reversed;

Fig. 10 is a section similar to Fig. 4 showing a flange or rib added'to tlfe lower edge.

of one of the angle member arms;

Fig. 11 is a section similar to Fig.4, the side sill being of Z-form;

Fig. 12 shows the structure of Fig. 11 inverted;

Fig. 13 is a section like Fig. 3, excepting that the steel plate member of the end sill' is laced higher than in Fig. 3.

Ilbferring first to Figs. 1 to 7, mclusive,

the drawings.

of the drawings, A, A are the side sills. In I the form shown by the drawings, these sills are of channel form with flanges, A and A directed outward.

B is the steel plate member of the end sill. A

This has the upright web, B and an upper horizontalfiange, B and a lower horizontal flange, B The corners of the flange, B are cut to make slanting edges, B and the corners of the lower flange, B are similarly cut to make slanting edges, B (Fig. 6). This member, B, is formed by folding the blank of Fig. 5 along the dotted lines, B". The blank of Fig. 5 is cut from a plate of rolled steel of desired thickness. This member is also provided with holes, as shown by With this member, B, are combined other members to form the complete end sill structure, as described in my said Patent, No.

In the form shown in the drawings, the A plate member, B islong enough to partially overlap the adjacen't'ends of the side sills. Said plate member and the side sills are joined to each other by means of corner angle members, C, which are unitary castings similar to but structurally different from the angle members of said patent. One of these angle members is shown in perspective in Fig. 7. One arm or blade, C of each angle memher rests against the inner face of the up- I right web of the adjacent side sill, A, and extends above the sill and is secured to said web by bolts or rivets, R extending through said arm and said web. The drawings show six such rivets. The other arm or blade, C of each angle extends above the adjacent end sill. Along the upper edge of the arm, G a horizontal rib, C extends Outward over and rests upon the upper edge of the ad'- jacent side sill. This serves to reduce strains on the rivets, R

The back face of the upright web of the plate member, B, is placed against the angle member arms, G at the elevation needed to bring the coupling members to the required height.

Rivets, R extend through said arm and said Web to join said parts to each other, In the form shown in the drawings, six such rivets are used. But it is to be noted that, since the arms, extend from the lower edge of the side sills upward above the side sills, there is a material range of elevation for placing the plate member, B. The upward extension of the arm, 0 adds stability to the upper part of the plate, 0

Let it be noted that the upright web, 13*,

' of the plate member need be only suffic'iently R The number of such holes may be only the same as the number of rivets, and; said holes may be placed in a fixed position regardless of the height at which the plate member is to be placed; In the upright arm, C of the corner angle member, corresponding holes are to be drilled at a height which will bring the plate, B, to' the desired height when the rivets, R have been inserted.

, Thus if a lot of cars are made with requirement for placing the coupling structure at a certain height, the holes in said corner angle member are to be drilled as above mentioned to bring the plate member to that. height. If the prescribed height of the coupling members is such as to bring the middle. horizontal plane of'the plate member into the middle horizontal plane of the side sills (the plate member, B, beingdirectly opposite the ends of the side sills), the angle members may be placed on the side sills with the extensions directed either upward or downward. But if that plane of the plate memb'er' is to be above that plane of the side sills, the corner members are to be placedon the side'sills with the extensions reaching above the sills (Figs, 2, 3, 4 and 13).

If that plane of the. plate member is to be below that plane of the side sills, the

corner members are to be inverted so as to make the extensions reach downward below the side sills (Figs. 8 and 9). As

- above noted, whatever is to be the elevation of the plate member, the rivet holes in the arms, C of the angle members are to be drilled at appropriate elevations.

Fig. 10 shows the arm, C of the angle member provided with a rib or flange, C extending along the lower edgeof said arm and overlapping a part of the lower face of the side sill- This flange supplements the action of the rib, C, for reducing strains on therivets, R p

In Fig. 11, the side. sill, A is of Z-form. The upper flange, A, is direetedoutward and the lower flange, A, is directed inward or toward the opposite side sill. The lower edge of the angle member arm, C rests on the flange, A, and thus receivessupport for tending to diminish strains on the rivets, 2

B In Fig. 12' this structure of Fig. 11 is inverted. .f,

.AIL'IDDGI' or second member, D,of strong wood, preferably oak, is laced on 'thelower flange, B and a ainstt e upright Iweb, B,

of the plate mem er, B. The upper and the lower. and the inner faces of the inner wood member, D, are straight, while the outward face nearly conforms to the outer .edges' of the flanges,B and B of the "plate member,

B, the wood member being extended outward at little beyond said flanges.

I Midway between the. ends of the end sill an angle-form anchor plate, D, 7 extends across the upper face of the wood member, D, and'between said member and the web, B ,'of the plate member, B, and is secured to said. web by rivets (not shown). horlzontal part of .this anchor member-has a hole, D to receive the coupling pin to be described further on. A bumper member, E, is curved and of channel-form, having an upright web, E and an u per flange, E and -a:-'lo'wer flange, E aid bumper member is "placed at the middle of the end sill and has its web, E bearing against the outer, upright -face of the wood member, D,

while its upper flange, E rests on the upperv face of the-plate, D and its lower flange, E extends across the lower face of the flange, B of the plate member,- B. This bumper member is to receive contact or impact from the'bumper of-another car. The

bumper member and the outer part of thewood memberform a bumper,--the wood bemg a cushloning member or material against which the bumper member rests.

The

Thus space for a-coupling link is left be-- tween the upper faceof the bumper memberon the one hand and the upper flange, B of the plate member, B. -Upright binding bolts, E extend through the bumper member and the flange, B and the wood mem ber, D, and the upper flange, B Between the bumper member. and the upper flange, B each of said bolts is. surrounded by a spacing sleeve,.B. whereby the'distance between the bumper member and the flange, B is maintained. Between the bolts, E and on the middle, longitudinal line of the car is the upright coupling pin, F, extending through the two flanges of .the bumper member, E-, and the wood member, D, and the hole in the horizontal part of the anchor llO member, D andthroughthe upper flange,

B of the p'late'member, B. Between the upper flange, B and the flange, E the pin,

F, is, surrounded by a'spacin 'sleeve, F which mamtalns the distance etween said flanges. A coupling link, F surrounds thebolt F, and the spacing sleeve, F

Between the bumper member, E, and the ends of the end sill, bolts, G, extend through the lower flange, B andthe wood member,

' dimension of said arm being greater than are firmly bound to each other to form the .composite end sill described by my patent mentioned above.

It is to be observed that the flanged metalv end sill member ma be off-set relative to the side sills so as to ring the coupling link, F above the horizontal plane of the upper faces of the side sills.

When the link is in this elevated position,

the car may be coupled to another car'having relatively high coupling means, and yet the car of this application may have low side. sills and a low bottom, wherebythe load is brought close to the level of the track rails. t the-same time the flanged metal end sill member is adapted to be placed low enough to bring the coupling link, F opposite the ends of the side sills; and by 1nverting the corner angle members and the flanged metal end sill member, the link, F may be placed lower than the side s1l'ls to permit coupling to another car which has equally low coupling .means. I

It is also to be noted that the coupllng pin, F, may be of the ordinary loose form instead of the form havinga nut, as shown by the drawings.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a railway car, the combinationwith side sills and angle members, of a flanged metal-end sill member formed to present "a continuous upright back face to the angle members, and each. angle member having an arm over-lapping and secured to the side of the adjacent side sill and havlng an' arm lying against and secured to the back face.

horizontal flanges free from each other, andeach angle member having an arm overlapping and secured to the side sill and having an arm lying against and secured to the back face of the end sill member, the upright the height of the side sills, whereby the end sill member may be attached to the angle members at different elevations.

3. In a railway car, the combination with metalend sill member formed-to present a continuous upright back face to the angle members, and each angle-member having an arm over-lapping and "secured to the side of the adjacent side'sill and havin a rib engaging a horizontal face of the side sill and the angle member having an, arm lying against and secured 'to the back face of the end sill member, the upright'dimension of said arm being. greater; than the height of the side sills, whereby the end sill member di erentelevations. Y

4. In a railway ear, the combination with side sills and angle members, of a'flanged metal-end sill member formed to present a continuous upright back face to theangle .ma be attached to the angle members at I members, and eachangle member having an armoverdapping and secured to' the inner side of the adjacent side sill and having an arm 1 ing against and secu red to the back faceofthe end sill member, the upright dimension of said ar'm being greater than the height of the side sills, whereby the end sill member may be attached to the angle members at diiferent'elevatio'ns.

5;. In a railway car, the combination with side sills and angle members, offa flanged metal. end sill member formed to present a continuous upright back. face tothe angle members,.and.each angle member having an arm over-lapping and secured to the side of the adjacent side sill and having a rib engaging a horizontal face of the side sill and the angle members having an arm lying against and secured to thebackface of the end sill member, the upright dimension of said, arm being greater than the height of 1 the side sills, whereby the end sill member may be attached to the angle members at different elevations.

f 6. In a railway car, the combination with side sillsand angle members,of a flanged metal end sill memberformed to present a continuous upright back face to the angle members, and each angle member having an arm over-lapping and secured to the side of the adjacent side sill and having an arm lying against and secured to the back face of the end sill member,said arm extending above the side sills, whereby-the end sill member may be attached tothe angle members at different elevations.

. 7 In a railway car, the combination with sidesills, of a horizontal flanged plate metal end sill member supported by vthe side sills and having an upper flange --forming a part of the coupling meanszadapted-to engage a coupling -link, said flange being at-a heightv sill member supported by the side sills. and

.having its upper flange forming a part of the coupling means adapted to engagea coupling link, the end sill member being offset on the side ills to bring its upper flange high enough a ove the side sills to allow bringing the coupling link above the horizontal plane of the upper faces of the side sills.

9. In a railway car, the combination with side sills, of an end structure including a flanged plate metal end sill member and means supported by said member for engaging a coupling link, said flanged end sill member being supported on the side sills high enough to allow bringing the link above the horizontal plane of the upper faces of the side sills.

10. In a railway car, the combination with side sills, of an end structure including a flanged plate metal end sill member and a coupling pin engaged by the flanges of said flanged member having its flanges extendin away from the side sills, the upper flange o said flanged member sufliciently high relative to the side sills to allow bringing the cou pling link above the horizontal plane of the upper faces of the side sills.

11. In a railway car, the combination with side sills, of an end structure includinga flanged plate metal end sill member having its flanges extending away from the side sills and means supported by said member for engaging a coupling link, said flanged end sill member being supported on the side sills in position to allow bringing the coupling link outside the space enclosed by the horizontal planes of the upper and lower faces of the side sills.

12. In a railway car, the combination with side sills, of an end structure including a flanged metal end sill member having its flanges turned away from the side sills and a coupling pin engaged by the flanges of said flanged member, one of the flanges of said flanged member being at a height relative to the side sills to allow bringing the eouplin link outside the'space enclosed by the honzontal planes of the upper and lower faces of the side sills.

13. In a railway car, the combination with side sills and corner angle members secured to and extending above the side 'sills, of a horizontal flanged metal end sill member supported on the corner angle members, a-

14. In a railway car, the combination with side sills and corner angle members secured to the side sills, of a horizontal flanged metal end sill member supported on the corner angle members and having its flanges turned away from the side sills, a coupling pin supported by the flanged end sill member, the end sill member being at a height to allow bringing a coupling link outside the space enclosed by the horizontal planes of the upper and lower faces of the side sills.

v15. In a railway car, the combination with side sills and corner angle members, of a reversible flanged metal'end sill member having its flanges turned away from the side sills and having one of its flanges forming a part of coupling means adapted to engage acoupling link near said flange, and said end sill member being adapted to be supported on said corner angle members in such position as to bring said coupling link out side the space enclosed by vthe horizontal planes of the upper and the lower faces of the side sills.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name, this 16th day of February, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty seven.

.HUGH W. SANFORD. 

